St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-30

A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION al
men By these presents: That we, whose
names are hereto subscribed, associate ourselves
together for the purpose Of forming and organic
ing and by these presents do hereby form and
organize corporation under title two (2) of chap
ter thrty-four (3i) of Statutes of Minnesota and
lor the purpose aforesaid, aud in accordance with
the provisions OF the Statutes in such cases made
ana provided, we adopt and by our signatures
hereto confirm the following Articles of Incorpo-
rationas. well as this declaration in its behalf:
PRISTINE name OF this corporation shall be
The Northwestern Natural Gas, Oil and Mining
Company.
second-The general nature of the business to
be carried on shall be the boring or drilling of
wells Tor obtaining natural gas and OIL or both:
the production, marketing and distributing of
such gas or OIL by pipe lines. conductors or other
wise; the construction and maintenance of storage
TANKS 1or either or both: the sinking of shafts or
DRIFTS Tor the mining of coal or other minerals
wnetner IN solution or otherwise; the buying and
selng OF either or all OF such products of nature:
the purchase and selling of real estate incident TO
the proper prosecution of such business either or
al Oh them the purchase, selling building and
erecting all and singular the necessary buildings
retorts, tanks, reservoirs, pipe lines, works or
contrlvances, and the appurtenances pertaining to
such business or any of its branches or incidental
thereto, one, either aud all of them
Third-The principal place for the transactinp
OF tue Companys business shall be the City of st.
raul, County OF Ramsey. State OF Minnesota
Fourth--The time of the commencement of busi-
ness shall be the l9th day of March, A. d. 1887
and the period of its existence thirty wears from
said 18th day of March. reserving any right to re-
newal now existing by the Statutes or hereafter
enacted
Fifth-The amount of capital stock shall be five
hundred Thousand ($50O.00G) dollars. Such CAPT.
tai stock shall be divided into five thousand
shares of one hundred (Sl00) dollars each share:
to be issued and paid for at such time and in such
manner as the directors or other officers herein
after designated shall direct; but always in ac-
cordance with the provisions of law governing the
issue OF stock in corporations.
Slxth-The unsecured Indebtedness of this cor
oh a
UOO) dollars, and the net debt, secured or other
wise. snail never exceed two hundred thousand
(s200.0 00) dollars.
Seventh-The capital stock may be increased in
accordance with the provisions of law
Eighth-The names of the incorporators form.
ing TINS corporation and their respective places of
residence are as follows, to-wit: f. j. CIeminpia
Oil City, Pennsylvania; w. G. Hunter Pittsburs
pennsylvania; Hugh Brawley, St Paul, Mime
sofa
Ninth-The following named persons shall con.
stitute the first Board of Directors or officers. +
j. Clemengie, w. G. Hunter. Hugh BrawIey who
are hereby selected, agreed upon and appointed
to manage the affairs of said corporation until
their successors are elected and qualified as pro-
Vided by the bylaws, and the first election shall
De at the hrst annual meeting to be holden at the
once OF the corporation in st. Paul on the first
Saturday of January, A ID. 1885, at O'Clock i'm
the afternoon, and the said +. j. Gle mingie shall
perform the duties of Preside mt, and the said w
G.Hnnter shall discharge the duties of Treasurer,
until their successors shall be appointed by said
managers, and as such officers shall have the
power and are hereby authorized to select from
the stockholders any person persons to fill any
vacancy arising in their board either py death or
resignation. And their action in this behalf ia
and shall stand for our action confirmed By these
presents.
Tenth-The business of this corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be vested in their
Board OF Directors, which shall be COMPOSED nf
three, as before set FORTH until the first annual
meeting, but thereafter may consist of three or
more not exceeding nine as the bylaws shall pro-
vide.
Such Board Of Directors shall choose from tbe,p
number, so elected, Pres ident of said corpora-
lon. They shall appoint Treasurer who shall Ia
stockholder OF not less than ten shares and a
CLERK OF the Board OF Directors shall be appointed
by the President. And all officers agents and
servants OF said corporation shall be appointed nv
the Board OF Directors, ana subject to removal by
such board. without hearing or question And ali
thlngs which q duly elected Board of Directors
might lawfully do in, or pertaining, to the bust
ness OF this corporation shall be done BY the said
+. j. ClemIngie w. G. Hunter and Hugh Brawley
who are duly constitutes and empowered nv ms To
assume and manage the business of this corpora
said.
Eleventh-We hereby constitute and appoint p
W. Locke Secretary or Clerk of this CORPORATION
until his successor is duly elected and qualified
and we shall have the custody, under the direc-
ton OF the Board of Directors and the board OF
managers aforesaid. of the records of this corno
ration.
In witness whereof we, whose names are first
above written, have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 18th day of March. A D. 1887.
+. ]. CLEMENGIE, TSeall
Z w. G. HUNTER, fSealI
HUGH BRAWLEY. fSeall
Enacted in presence of:
TH0S. NJ. MARSHALL, JR
7. w. LOCKE.